First Word The Search for the Origins of Language

Name: First Word The Search for the Origins of Language
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ISBN: 9780143113744

ISBN-10: 0143113747

ISBN-13: 9780143113744

Edition: 2008

Authors: Christine Kenneally

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An accessible exploration of a burgeoning new field: the incredible evolution of language The first popular book to recount the exciting, very recent developments in tracing the origins of language, The First Wordis at the forefront of a controversial, compelling new field. Acclaimed science writer Christine Kenneally explains how a relatively small group of scientists that include Noam Chomsky and Steven Pinker assembled the astounding narrative of how the fundamental process of evolution produced a linguistic apein other words, us. Infused with the wonder of discovery, this vital and engrossing book offers us all a better understanding of the story of humankind.

Book details

List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/27/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.40" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Prelude


Introduction



Language is not a Thing


Prologue



Noam Chomsky



Sue Savage-Rumbaugh



Steven Pinker and Paul Bloom



Philip Lieberman



If you have Human Language ...



You have something to talk about



You have words



You have gestures



You have speech



You have structure



You have a human brain



Your genes have human mutations



What Evolves?



Species evolve



Culture evolves



Why things evolve



Where Next?



The future of the debate



The future of language and evolution


Epilogue: The babies of Galapagos


Acknowledgments


Notes


Bibliography


Index